Tom Conway (footballer, born 1933)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Conway[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1933[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1956 | Port Vale | 15 | (4) |
| Leek Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas "Tom" Conway (born 7 November 1933) was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for Port Vale and Leek Town in the 1950s.
Playing career
Conway graduated through the Port Vale juniors to sign professional forms in May 1951.[1] After making his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Rotherham United at Millmoor on 27 August 1955 he became a regular in the side.[1] He scored his first goal in the Football League on 3 September, in a 3–0 win over Swansea Town at Vale Park, and later claimed goals against Fulham and Nottingham Forest before he lost his first team place in December that year.[1] He scored four goals in 15 Second Division appearances in the 1955–56 season, before he was transferred to non-league Leek Town in the summer of 1956.[1]
Statistics
- Sourced from Tom Conway at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1956–55 | Second Division | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 65. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.